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 Print collecting is a pleasurable activity open to all of us – from the beginner with bare walls to the major collector with boxes full of undisplayed prints. For the beginner, prints offer an affordable means of owning, and beginning to collect, original art. Because prints are usually multiples, they are often more affordable than one-of-a-kind paintings or sculpture by the same artist. (WPG’s interest-free lay-away policy makes a purchase even easier.) Seasoned print collectors may enjoy filling out a collection. They may look for works by a particular artist, in a particular medium, or on a particular subject matter. And both beginners and experienced collectors share the delights of learning to distinguish one technique from another, of searching for the one print in an edition which is printed on a different paper, of meeting and talking with the printmaker at a lecture or gallery reception. We participate in Dupont Circle’s First Friday openings, when our exhibiting solo artist is available for conversation. There is normally an additional opportunity to meet the artist, and of course our walls, bins, and flat files offer ample opportunity to study a wide range of technique and subject matter. If you have a question, please ask. Our gallery director and member artists are always eager to share their love for the printmaker’s art. Collectors may also be interesting in membership in the Washington Print Club, which publishes a quarterly journal and offers special lectures and trips to view print collections. For membership information, contact Joan Cooper at 13804 Dowlais Drive, Rockville MD 20853.
Washington Printmakers Gallery prides itself on selling original, artist-pulled fine prints. We guarantee these to be packaged (or framed, where a frame has been purchased) in archival materials. We encourage your purchase of prints from our website by calling us at (202) 332-7757 or by writing us at wpg@visi.net, but we realize that it can be difficult to accurately judge a work of art from an image on a screen. For this reason, we allow customers to return a work which does not meet their expectations, under the following conditions: Exchanges: Art work which is returned within 30 days, by the original purchaser, in good condition and accompanied by the original sales receipt, may be exchanged for any print of equivalent value, or the amount of purchase may be applied toward the purchase of another work. Cash refunds: The purchase price of art work which is returned within 10 days, by the original purchaser, in good condition and accompanied by the original sales receipt, may be refunded in the form of a WPG check or credit card refund. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of the return of merchandise. Shipping costs: Shipping costs will be charged to the purchaser. |
